2009

ST8806 : Blandford Forum: postbox № DT11 117, Edward Street

taken 15 years ago, near to Blandford st Mary, Dorset, England

Blandford Forum: postbox № DT11 117, Edward Street
Blandford Forum: postbox № DT11 117, Edward Street
This little postbox is emptied finally at 4:30pm on weekdays and at 11am on Saturdays.
Drop box

A ‘drop box’ is an item of Royal Mail street furniture. It is a receptacle where the postman can securely store part of his morning round, at a convenient location. Sometimes, the Royal Mail van may drop off the postman with his bike and morning deliveries, saving him carrying a heavier load or frequent returns to the sorting office.
Originally drop boxes were attached to pillar boxes and, therefore, painted red to match. Nowadays, they are separate free-standing boxes – usually close to a postbox – generally painted grey, although red stand-alone boxes are also to be seen.


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Category: Postbox
This photo is linked from: Galleries: · Dorset postboxes – Blandford Forum Automatic Clusters: · Postbox 8470 [8] ·
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Chris Downer   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 27 June, 2009   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 28 June, 2009
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! ST 888 066 [100m precision]
WGS84: 50:51.5551N 2:9.5872W
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OSGB36: geotagged! ST 888 066
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West-northwest (about 292 degrees)
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